Zelmer vs Zelma

Side-by-side comparison of Zelmer and Zelma — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zelmer

Boy name

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Name B

Zelma

Girl name · Rank #6615

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Metric Zelmer Zelma
Current Rank Unranked #6615
Total Births (all years) 52 16,807
Peak Year 1920 1919
Peak Year Births 9 488
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Zelmer Zelma
1880ss — 259
1890ss — 795
1900ss — 1,821
1910ss 10 3,899
1920ss 25 4,111
1930ss 11 2,446
1940ss 6 1,570
1950ss — 986
1960ss — 427
1970ss — 163
1980ss — 78
1990ss — 51
2000ss — 45
2010ss — 92
2020ss — 64

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zelmer Zelma
2014 — 6
2015 — 13
2016 — 13
2017 — 7
2018 — 16
2019 — 14
2020 — 10
2021 — 12
2022 — 11
2023 — 14
2024 — 17

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–1946.

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